“The critics—coaches and newspaper columnists—who had condemned him for following his own training schedule and not running in enough pre-Olympic races would soon be silenced.”
― The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
― The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
“What would it take for church to become known as a place where grace is “on tap”
― Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News?
― Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News?
“Why is Brennan Manning lovable in the eyes of God? Because on February 8th of 1956, in a shattering, life-changing experience, I committed my life to Jesus. Does God love me because ever since I was ordained a priest in 1963, I roamed the country and lately all over the world proclaiming the Good News of the gospel of grace? Does God love me because I tithe to the poor? Does he love me because back in New Orleans I work on skid row with alcoholics, addicts, and those who suffer with AIDS? Does God love me because I spend two hours every day in prayer? If I believe that stuff I’m a Pharisee! Then I feel I’m entitled to be comfortably close to Christ because of my good works. The gospel of grace says, “Brennan, you’re lovable for one reason only — because God loves you. Period.”
― Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News?
― Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News?
“can be a terrible curse for a man to get everything he ever dreamed of. If the shining prizes turn out somehow to be empty baubles, he is left without even his dreams for comfort.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“It's like the people who believe they'll be happy if they go and live somewhere else, but who learn it doesn't work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you. If you see what I mean.”
― The Graveyard Book
― The Graveyard Book
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